The ZoneGuard is a new weather emergency tool exhibited at CES 2013, which warns its users of extreme climatic phenomenons and is meant to help and even save lives.
“The new ZoneGuard and ZoneGuard Plus are battery- and AC-powered weather radios that offer Weather Band, AM and FM frequencies” notes Lance Ulanoff from Mashable, who has covered the launch of this gadget at CES. Aside from its standard clock radio feature, ZoneGuard has LED-based lights and audio features warn its users against emergencies for up to 25 weather locations.
Many areas of the United States still face the potential continuation of large-scaled storms and hurricanes, such as the recent and tragic Hurricane Sandy. Correspondingly, companies such as Eaton have been updating and launching newer and more improved weather-readiness gadgets. Emergency gadgets are interesting purchases; they’re not frequently in use, but when they are, they save lives.
What's Driving This Trend
- Weather Emergency Gadgets
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Develop advanced weather emergency gadgets with enhanced features to improve safety and save lives.
- Zoneguard
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Enhance ZoneGuard's features and capabilities to provide more accurate and personalized emergency alerts.
- Weather-readiness Gadgets
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Create innovative weather-readiness gadgets that are more efficient, durable, and user-friendly.
Who This Affects Most
- Consumer Electronics
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Integrate weather emergency features into consumer electronic devices, such as smartphones and smartwatches.
- Home Safety
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Develop advanced home safety systems that include weather emergency detection and warnings.
- Emergency Preparedness
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Design comprehensive emergency preparedness kits that incorporate advanced weather emergency gadgets.
